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From the Associated Press via the Duluth News Tribune STEVENS POINT, Wis. - Garlic mustard tastes pretty good, but it's leaving a bad taste in the mouths of forestry experts who say the nonnative species is creeping north in the state and choking out native plant life.

From the UK Independent, by Andrew Buncombe Frustrated by the Bush administration's refusal to ratify the Kyoto Treaty, 132 US mayors have pledged to enforce its regulations in their own cities.

From the St. Paul Pioneer Press, by Dennis Lien Donald Baker isn't the type to jump on the latest bandwagon. When global cooling was all the hubbub in the 1970s, he kept his distance. When global warming got traction in the 1990s, he resisted.

From the Associated Press via the Duluth News Tribine, by John Flesher Barely noticeable beneath a wooden foot bridge, the wire antenna stretched across the gurgling Mosquito River is on the lookout for one of the Great Lakes' most mysterious fish: the coaster brook trout.

From the Star Tribune, by Jean Thilmany Can you name the Minnesota state mushroom? Here are some hints: It grows wild, often near oak leaves or dead elm trees. Cooks consider it to be a delicacy. And it looks odd, like a deep-sea sponge balanced atop a mushroom shaft.

From The Daily Herald Tribune (Alberta, Canada), by Neal Talbot Alberta forest products are increasingly being aimed at international markets other than the United States, says Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Minister David Coutts.

From the Orlando Sentinel, by Kevin Spear Thousands of trees that had shaded Orlando homes and neighborhoods until they were knocked down by last year's hurricanes have found new life: lighting Italian homes and neighborhoods.

From the New York Times, by William J. Broad In the wilds of the San Jacinto Mountains, along a steep canyon, scientists are turning 30 acres of pines and hardwoods in California into a futuristic vision of environmental study.